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Originally Posted by squirrel
If there is an orifice on one of the openings on the cylinder, then it could act as a spring, and exceed the rated pressure.
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But flow control fittings are legal, and have been included in the KOP in the past (see 2008 SMC parts, flow control fittings NAS2201F-N01_07S) Again, if the team in question were to hook up the blind end of the cylinder to the normally open side of a legal pneumatic valve through a legal flow control fitting, they would achieve the same result. If they choose not to activate that valve, there is no rule to prohibit this use.
If the GDC had explained the ruling by citing the rule that prohibits the design as they see it, the team could clarify, or modify their design to be legal. My biggest complaint is the lack of clarity and completeness in the answer.